NBA Odds Today: Saturday December 30, 2023

Kevin Rogers Sports Betting Expert

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NBA Odds for Saturday Dec. 30, 2023 feature six games on the hardwood with a focus on two Western Conference matchups.

The Minnesota Timberwolves look to beat the Los Angeles Lakers for the second time this season at Target Center.

Elsewhere, the Golden State Warriors host the Dallas Mavericks at Chase Center in San Francisco, California.

Here’s everything you need to know about the NBA Odds for Saturday Dec. 30, 2023: Opening Lines, Spreads and Betting Trends for these two games on the card that provide betting intrigue. 

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NBA Odds for Saturday, December 30, 2023

Los Angeles Lakers at Minnesota Timberwolves

• Opening Point-Spread: Timberwolves -3.5
• Opening Money-Line: Timberwolves -160
• Opening Total: 227
• Time: 8:00 p.m. ET

The Minnesota Timberwolves continue to own the top record in the Western Conference at 23-7, including an incredible 13-1 mark at Target Center.

The Wolves welcome in the Los Angeles Lakers tonight, who they defeated on December 21 at home, 118-111. The Lakers cashed as 8.5-point underdogs as LeBron James sat out on the second end of a back-to-back.

Minnesota failed to cover in its last game, a 118-110 home win over Dallas as 12-point favorites, dropping the Wolves to 1-4 ATS the last five games.

The Lakers have covered in three of their last four contests, while coming off a 133-112 home blowout of the Hornets on Thursday.

Dallas Mavericks at Golden State Warriors

• Opening Point-Spread: Warriors -4
• Opening Money-Line: Warriors -165
• Opening Total: 242
• Time: 8:30 p.m. ET

The Golden State Warriors remain in last place of the Pacific Division following Thursday's home loss to Miami.

The Warriors sit at 15-16 as their eight-game home winning streak came to a halt. Golden State welcomes in the Dallas Mavericks tonight, who are coming off back-to-back losses to Cleveland and Minnesota.

The Mavs lost to the Timberwolves without Luka Doncic in the lineup, who is listed as questionable for tonight's game.

Golden State captured two of three meetings from Dallas last season, although all three games sailed Over the total. However, none of those totals were higher than 236.

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Kevin Rogers

Kevin has been handicapping professionally since 2007 at VegasInsider before shifting to ScoresAndOdds. He focuses on MLB, NFL, college football, NBA, college basketball, and NHL and mainly uses trends, systems, and situations as his top handicapping angles. More from Kevin Rogers